How Did We Get Here
The origins of Turkey's social context, traced via artworks, and elements of popular culture and social movements since 1980.
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Presented to the dictator turned President, and the speaker of the parliament on May 15, 1984. Signed by 1,256 people and severely criticized by the Prime Minister, the petition, titled "Observations and Requests Pertaining to the Democratic Order in Turkey," aimed to remove legal and practical limitations that prevent products of intellectual activity and art; to alter the structure of the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) in the direction of autonomy based on the principle of election; to call for freedom to press.
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The origins of Turkey's social context, traced via artworks, and elements of popular culture and social movements since 1980.